Question: What is the minimum number of "types" to collect for a fair representation of all Liberty Seated reverses (including mint mark variants)? I'll try to explain my thoughts, and hopefully it makes sense to someone else. I'm attempting a poor man's U.S. Type Set and already have a Liberty Seated half (1876-s, no arrows, motto) and a Liberty Seated quarter (1853 "arrows & rays", no mint mark). (Note: I realize that the arrows are on the obverse, but I wanted an "arrows at the date" and a "non-arrows" variety, so for my purposes, that is also a factor). The design has always intrigued me, and since I'm kind of stuck at the moment in my Type Set challenge, I thought maybe I'd expand by going back to Liberty Seated coins. I think I'd need (at minimum) the following "sub-types": - No Motto - "O" mint mark - "CC" mint mark Agree? Disagree? I don't care about "drapery vs non-drapery" or "small date vs. large date". At least not yet. (Those differences aren't "major" enough for me to want one).
Open a Red Book and look up each denomination. You'll need things like mintmark above and below the bow.
